Extracting mechanism for autographic registers.



E. I. BARKER. EXTRACTING MECHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS APPLICATION FILED AUG-26. I9I6- Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

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E. J. BARKER. EXTRACTING MEQHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26' l9l6.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

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ENGLAND J'. BARKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EXTRACTING- MECHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed August 26, 1916. Serial No. 117,028.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENGLAND J. BARKER, a citizen of the United State, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extracting Mechanism for Autographic Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to autographic registers, and particularly to the paper strip extracting'mechanism for the same.

The object of my invention is to provide simple means which can be easily applied to almost any style of autographic registers for measuring the length of the paper strips extracted therefrom. This I accomplish by the means hereinafter fully described, and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

I In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end view of the upper portion of the discharge end of an autographic register to which my improvements are applied.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on dotted line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar section taken on dotted line 4-4, Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on dotted line 5-5, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A, A, represent the metal side-frames of a register, B the horizontally disposed platen or bed which connects the side-frames near their upper edges and C the open frame 01' cover that is adapted to cover over the marginal portions of the platen. This cover is not thoroughly illustrated, and will not be here inafter again referred to, because it does not constitute any part of the improvements to which myinvention relate.

At the discharge end of the register the ends of side-frames A, A, are connected I above the horizontal plane of platen B, by

a transverse bar D, the under edges of which are, preferably, rounded. The platen extends under this bar, and, preferably, sags downward slightly, as at (1", below the 'same, and on either side of its center of length'the forward edge portion of said platen extends forward to provide extensions b, b. The recess formed between these extensions 6, I), extend to the rear of the transverse plane of the forward edge of plate is kept normally pressing upwardly and rearwardly against the underside of bar D by a coil-spring at whose ends are coiled around shaft d and the straight, cen-v tral stretch of which passes in front of said plate just above the knuckle thereof and presses backwardly against the same.v

Each of the extensions 6, b, has a stationary metal stud 0r pin E, secured therein which projects upward, preferably, to'a horizontal plane slightly above that ofthe underside of bar 'D, and areabout a quar-' ter of an inch, more or less, in front of the same. These pins are, preferably, located an equal distance'on either side of the cen ter of width of the register and are under tearing-blade F, which latter consists of ,a transversely disposed metal plate the forward sharpened edge of which normallybears down upon the forward edge of the strip of paper and incline upward and rearward from this edge to a point slightly over the transverse bar D. The ends of the tearing-blade extend slightly beyond the side-frames and have lugs 6 extending downward therefrom, which lugs have their lower extremities secured to theext'ended ends of a rock-shaft G that isjournaled in suitable hearings in said side-frames. This rock-shaft is kept at the limit, of its left hand movement, so as to keep the tearin blade normally 'in the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, by .means .of .a [torsion-spring f, one end of which is secured in any suitable manner to one ofthe sideframes and the other end to a screw-f tapped into said shaft. The forward move ment of the tearing-blade .is also limited by a stop-screw g tapped into one of the sideframes, and when it is desired to lift the.

tearing-blade the rear flattened portion 72. of an arm H extending rearwardly from one of lugs e is depressed, and when the to. 2 These springs pressure is removed from this arm spring 7 on the shaft Gr automatically returns the tearing-blade t0 its normal position.

. The paper strips used in connection with the autographic registers embodying my improvements are passed longitudinally over platen B, beneath cover G and under thetransverse bar D. The paper strips used in this register have forms printed thereon, one after the other, at equal distances apart. throughout the length of the strip, andeach of these forms usually has two perforations adjacent the forward edge of the, same to enable them when torn 05 to be filediufpon the posts of a loose-leaf binder, and these perforations are the same distance apart as pins E. When one of these forms has been. wr'tten upon while resting upon platen B, and it is desired to extract the same from the register, tearing-blade F is raised and the forward edges of the paper strips between extensions 6, b, are grasped by the fingers and drawn forward until the filing" holes or perforations of the next blank form will be in vertical register with pins E, whereupon the pins will pass through said perforations and prevent the further forward movement of the paper strips until the forward e'dge of the form resting upon the plate is lifted off the pins and drawn forward.

In order to raise the forward edge of said strips'of' paper so as to release the same from pins E, I have provided longitudinal leafspringsJ the rear portions I of which extend ba kunder the platen and are riveted thereare placed so that their forward ends project forward from under the. front edge of the platen between extensions b, b, and the side-frames of the registe'r', and their forward end portions are b'ent upward and .when tearing-blade F is down their forward ends bear upward against said blade. When the blade is raised these springs move upward and strip the paperfrom the pins so that said pins will not resist the extracting of the same.

In order to maintain the tearing bladeF in it'sr'ai sed'position, the lugs e are provided with extensions 6' extending. rearwardly from thepivots thereof, the upper edges of which latter are engaged by cams 70 secured tothe ends of a transverse rock shaft IL This rock shaft is journaled in the side framesof the-register" and has an arm I proj'ectin'g upward inaforward direction from near one end thereof and then 111 a substanpressed, thus tiallyho'rizontal direction to a point in front of-the register where it; can be conveniently grasped by the fingers. When it is desired torraise the tearing blade, this arm I is dero'cking shaft K and causing the cams 7': on the ends thereof to bear down ward. upon the upper edges of the extensions fandra'ising the tearing blade. When it is desired to permit the tearing blade to resume its original position substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the arm I is released and the torsion spring f on shaft G causes the tearing blade to move downward and, through themedium of extensions and cam it, causes the rock shaft K and arm I to again resume their normal positions, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

I have not illustrated the paper strips used in autographic registers in connection with which my improvements are used as they are very old and in very extensive use,

and there are other features of the register which are commonly used which it is unnecessary to describe as they have no immediate bearing upon my improvements. It will be understood, however, that the arrangement,

disposition and shape of the parts of my improvements, as hereinbefore described, may be modified without departing from the principles involved in my improvements. All such changes I desire to be considered as coming within the scope of my invention.

What I claim as new is 1. An autographic register comprising a platen, a superposed transverse stationary guide adjacent the discharge end of said register under which a strip of paper having a longitudinally alining series of perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, and a permanently stationary pin mediate said guide and discharge end of said platen that alines with and is adapted to engage said perforations serz'atz'm.

2. An autographic register comprising. a platen, a superposed transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of the register under which and over the platen a strip 'of paper having perforations therein 1s adapted to be withdrawn, and a stationary pin secured to and arising from said platen between the forward edge of the same and said guide and projecting above the lower edge of the latter.

3. An autographic register comprising a platen,'a superposed transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of the register under which and over the end portion of said platen a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, stationary pins secured to and arising from said platen adjacent the forward edge of'the' same, and a transverse tearing-blade upon the tearing edge of which the withdrawn portion of said strip is torn off" and which engages said strip between the transverse plane of said pins and the forward edgeiof said platen. e

4- An autographic register comprising a platen the central portion of the forward edge of which is recessed, a superposed transverse member adjacent the discharge end-of the register under which astrip-of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, and stationary pins secured to and arising from said platen between the forward edge of the same and said bar and on each side of said recess.

5. An autographic register comprising a platen the central portion of the forward edge of which is recessed, a superposed transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of the register under which a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, stationary pins secured to and arising from said platen between the forward edge of the same and said bar and on each side of said recess, and a transverse tearing-blade pivotally connected to the side of said register and arching over said pins and having its knife edge normally bearing down between said pins and the front edge of said platen.

6. An autographic register comprising a platen, a superposed transverse stationary guide adjacent the discharge end of said register under which a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, a stationary pin mediate said guide and discharge end of said platen that engages said perforations, and means for raising the forward portion of said paper strip off said pin to enable the strip to be withdrawn.

7 An autographic register comprising a platen, a superposed transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of said register under which a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, a stationary pin mediate said guide and discharge end of said platen that engages said perforations, a tearing-blade arching over said pin and having its ends pivotally connected to the side-frames of the register, and means associated with said tearing-blade that lift the end portions of said strip when said blade is raised.

8. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a transverse guide connecting the same adjacent the discharge end of the register, a platen, the forward portion of which is depressed, connecting said sideframes and extending forward beyond said guide, and a stationary pin projecting upwardly above the lower edge of the guide from the depressed portion of the platen upon which are adapted to engage the longitudinally alining perforations of a strip of paper as the latter is withdrawn from said register.

9. An autographic register comprising side-frames, a transverse guide connecting the same adjacent the discharge end of the register, a platen connecting said side-frames and inclining downward under said guide and extending forward beyond the same, a stationary pin projecting up from said platen in front of and above the lower edge of said guide which is adapted to engage perforations in a strip of paper as the latter is withdrawn from the register over said platen, and means for raising the forward portion of said paper during its withdrawal movement.

10. An autographic register comprising a platen, a superposed transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of said register under which a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, a stationary pin mediate said guide and discharge end of said platen that is adapted to engage said perforations, and tension-dc vices engaging said guide and adapted to resist any rearward movement of said strip.

11. An autographic register comprising a platen, a transverse guide adjacent the discharge end of the register under which and over the end portion of said platen a strip of paper having perforations therein is adapted to be withdrawn, stationary pins secured to and arising from said platen adjacent the forward edge of the same, and a transverse tearing-blade the tearing edge of which is above the plane of the platen and which is adapted to engage said strip between said pin and the forward edge of said platen, the top of said pin extending above the lower edge of the guide and the line of engagement of said tearing-blade with said paper.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23 day of Aug, 1916.

ENGLAND J. BARKER.

Witnesses:

G. J. MILLER, A. P. SIMON.

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